Undocumented immigrants have already been featured on the cover of TIME Magazine–in June, when undocumented Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas appeared with a group of DREAMers. The cover allowed these young activists, many of whom we know and work with, to tell their stories to a much larger audience than usual. Everyone who read that piece now knows a DREAMer. Since then, these young aspiring citizens have gone on to successfully pressure President Obama to announce his deferred action for DREAMers (DACA) program, watch one of their own give a speech at the Democratic National Convention, and help turn out a record-breaking number of Latino voters in last month’s election–propelling the issue of immigration reform to a national priority.

We were really inspired by that strong third place finish against so many strong competitors, which shows the growing strength of our movement. There was a time, in the not-too-distant past, when our side would have been swamped by the anti-immigrant extremists in an online, grassroots undertaking like this. The nativist forces were renowned for their organizing skills, which often intimidated Members of Congress. But times have changed–immigration reform supporters have become a major force. And undocumented Americans are no longer relegated to the shadows, but appearing on the front page of an international magazine. Just another sign of the new paradigm on immigration reform.

03/03/15
Republicans Seem Unable to Move on from Anti-Immigrant Obsession This week, as the GOP fueled Department of Homeland Security (DHS) debate careens to a close, the House Judiciary Committee is marking up four immigration enforcement-only bills. After […]
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03/03/15
After weeks of battling the inevitable, House Republicans appear set to finally advance a clean DHS funding bill stripped of immigration riders. This predictable outcome reinforced the fact that immigration is the Republicans’ kryptonite. Instead of helping the […]
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03/02/15
From the New York Times comes a heart-wrenching op-ed from Ehiracenia Vasquez, a member of the Texas Organizing Project. Ehiracenia, like millions of other families across the country, is eligible for the immigration relief announced […]
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03/02/15
The Monster of Their Own Creation is Out of Control An array of voices from across the political spectrum agree that the DHS funding debacle has been a colossal embarrassment and failure for the GOP. According […]
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03/02/15
It was barely a year ago when anti-immigrant carnival barkers like Mark Krikorian complained they were shut out of the annual CPAC event after organizers decided they needed to revamp their damaged image following Mitt […]
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02/27/15
In a critical blow to the GOP’s claim that it is capable of governing, the House just voted 203-224 against a short-term resolution funding the Department of Homeland Security for the next three weeks. Fifty-one Republicans […]
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02/27/15
Sen. Susan Collins’ anti-immigrant bill, which did not receive the votes needed to move toward passage today, tried to gain support from Republicans and moderate Democrats by claiming that it would not affect DACAmented DREAMers, […]
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02/27/15
Today the Senate approved a clean Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations bill, and Senate Democrats blocked a motion to proceed to a bill from Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) that would nullify the President’s immigration-related […]
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02/27/15
If the GOP Wants to Address Nation’s Immigration Problems, then They Should Give Up on Mass-Deportation Measures and Be Prepared for a Debate on Comprehensive Immigration Reform Today, the Senate voted to block debate on […]
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02/27/15
In the latest update on the looming government shutdown, the House and Senate are poised to vote on a short-term continuing resolution funding DHS for all of three weeks….apparently so that the Republican intransigence and intra-party […]
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02/27/15
Mark Krikorian, leader of the anti-immigrant “think tank” Center for Immigration Studies, once whitesplained Sonia Sotomayor‘s name and claimed that the reason why Haiti is so screwed up is because it wasn’t “colonized long enough.” Yet despite […]
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